Many factors shape the images of women presented in this paper. First of all, it is necessary to mention social background - important particularly in the case of career women in the world of business or politics. With the exception of the Tunisian minister, of whose decent little is known, and Queen Rania, who is mentioned as the First Lady rather than a politician, all these women come from eminent families. These families often have a material impact on the economic and political life of the country, while other members of these families occupy important positions in the state. Whether conformists (Husna Rashid) or rebels (Nuriya as-Sabih), women derive legitimacy for their actions from the high social status. The ssocial background seems to be unimportant in the case of women from the other two categories, in particular show business. This, or perhaps the specific character of the profession, could account for the fact that the three singers in question attract more media attention, especially as far as their private lives are concerned. Women from the world of business and politics are presented solely through the prism of what they do in the professional sphere.(fragment of text)